Bill Text: HI SB323 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating To The Department Of Land And Natural Resources.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-22 - Referred to WTL, WAM. [SB323 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2019-SB323-Introduced.html

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THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	323
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to the department of land and natural resources.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Section 183D-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§183D-2  Powers and duties of department.  The department shall[:], after considering the advice and recommendations of the game management advisory commission established pursuant to section 183D-4.5:

     (1)  Manage and administer the wildlife and wildlife resources of the State;

     (2)  Enforce all laws relating to the protecting, taking, hunting, killing, propagating, or increasing the wildlife within the State and the waters subject to its jurisdiction;

     (3)  Establish and maintain wildlife propagating facility or facilities;

     (4)  Subject to the provisions of title 12, import wildlife for the purpose of propagating and disseminating the same in the State and the waters subject to its jurisdiction;

     (5)  Distribute, free of charge, as the department deems to be in the public interest, game for the purpose of increasing the food supply of the State; provided that when in the discretion of the department the public interest will not be materially interfered with by so doing, the department may propagate and furnish wildlife to private parties, upon such reasonable terms, conditions, and prices as the department may determine;

     (6)  Ascertain, compile, and disseminate, free of charge, information and advice as to the best methods of protecting, propagating, and distributing wildlife in the State and the waters subject to its jurisdiction;

     (7)  Gather and compile information and statistics concerning the area, location, character, and increase and decrease of wildlife in the State;

     (8)  Gather and compile information concerning wildlife recommended for release in different localities, including the care and propagation of wildlife for protective, productive, and aesthetic purposes and other useful information, which the department deems proper;

     (9)  Have the power to manage and regulate all lands which may be set apart as game management areas, public hunting areas, and wildlife sanctuaries;

    (10)  Pursuant to section 183D-65 of this chapter, destroy predators deemed harmful to wildlife;

    (11)  Formulate, and from time to time recommend to the governor and legislature, such additional legislation necessary or desirable to implement the objectives of title 12; and

    (12)  Preserve, protect, and promote public hunting."

     SECTION 2.  Section 183D-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§183D-3  Rules.  Subject to chapter 91, and after considering the advice and recommendations of the game management advisory commission established pursuant to section 183D-4.5, the department shall adopt, amend, and repeal rules:

     (1)  Concerning the preservation, protection, regulation, extension, and utilization of, and conditions for entry into wildlife sanctuaries, game management areas, and public hunting areas designated by the department;

     (2)  Protecting, conserving, monitoring, propagating, and harvesting wildlife;

     (3)  Concerning size limits, bag limits, open and closed seasons, and specifications of hunting gear which may be used or possessed; and

     (4)  Setting fees for activities permitted under this chapter, unless otherwise provided for by law.

The rules may vary from county to county or in any part of the county and may specify certain days of the week or certain hours of the day in designating open seasons, except that any fees established by rule shall be the same for each county.  All rules shall have the force and effect of law."

     SECTION 3.  Section 183D-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  For the purposes of preserving, protecting, conserving, and propagating wildlife, the department shall, after considering the advice and recommendations from the game management advisory commission established pursuant to section 183D-4.5, establish, maintain, manage, and operate game management areas, wildlife sanctuaries, and public hunting areas on land under its control and, as it deems desirable, enter into agreements for taking control of privately owned lands for those purposes."

     SECTION 4.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

 

 

Report Title:

Department of Land and Natural Resources; Game Management Advisory Commission

 

Description:

Requires the department of land and natural resources to consider the advice and recommendations of the game management advisory commission in carrying out its duties and powers; adopting, amending, or repealing rules; and in its managements of game areas, wildlife sanctuaries, and public hunting areas.

 

 

 

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